When a fundraising drive for a new building was launched by a Sawbridgeworth church a delve into its history unearthed a previously unknown link to the man who launched a major golfing competition. A foundation stone on the front of the school block at Sawbridgeworth Evangelical Congregational Church (SECC) in London Road offers a big clue to the link. The stone was laid by Samuel Ryder, who was the man who launched golf’s Ryder Cup competition now between European and American golfers, but he was also a major benefactor to the congregational church movement in Hertfordshire and beyond. Ryder …